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It describes the roles played by Royal Marine musicians in the conflict

the Fleet Air Arm crews were on constant alert

Required to operate from the relatively confined space aboard one of Britain's aircraft carriers

Fairey Swordfish by Matthew Willis jet engine Brass trim to lip andFew aircraft encompass as many contradictions as the Fairey Swordfish. The legendary 'Stringbag' naval torpedo bomber was approaching antiquation at the start of the war yet struck mortal blows against some of the most powerful battleships in the Axis fleets. Naval Aviation historian Matthew Willis explores how modern technology such as radar kept the Swordfish effective in the early years of the war and enabled it to find and hit the Italian fleet at